Tye Tribbett & Ga - Life Soundtrack CD

Life Soundtrack songs Though testimonies of faith and questions of morality are still at the heart of Kirk Franklin's message, 2005's HERO represents something of a musical departure for the gospel superstar. Recorded with a full orchestra--complete with lush strings and driving horns--HERO is one of Franklin's most musically ambitious outings. Featuring guest appearances by Stevie Wonder ("Why"), Dorinda Clark-Cole ("Hero"), and Yolanda Adams ("Afterwhile"), not to mention a song that utilizes a Tears for Fears sample ( "Let It Go"), the album offers plenty of variety, and a few surprises, in addition to its large-scale arrangements. Franklin manages to integrate these new elements perfectly into the celebratory and healing music on which he's built his career. Recording information: Capitol Studios, Hollywood, CA (07/2005); Luminous Sounds, Dallas, TX (07/2005); Studio 609, Philadephia, PA (07/2005). Photographer: Mark Mann . Personnel: Kirk Franklin (piano, keyboards, mini-Moog synthesizer, drum programming); Kirk Franklin (vocals, rap vocals); Daphanie Wright, Faith Anderson, Nikki Ross (vocals, soprano); Jason Champion (vocals, tenor); Dorinda Clark-Cole, Jana Bell, Erica Davis, Anthony Lavon Evans, J Moss, African Children's Choir, Myron Butler, Ashley Guilbert, Stevie Wonder, Tye Tribbett (vocals); Todd Parsnow (guitar, guitars); Jason Bell (guitar); Doc Powell (guitars); Katie Kirkpatrick (harp); Brent Fischer (violin, cymbals, timpani); Assa Drori, Brian Benning, Shari Zippert, Sally Berman, Robert Brosseau, Elizabeth Wilson, Irma Neumann, Armen Garabedian, Berj Garabedian (violin); Jorge Moraga, Kazi Pitelka, Karie Prescott, Renita Koven (viola); Don Smith , Earl Madison, Miguel Martinez (cello); Sheridon Stokes (flute); Don Shelton (clarinet); Jeff Driskill (alto clarinet); Phil Feather (bass clarinet, oboe); Dave Monsch (baritone saxophone); Chuck Koontz (tuba); Braylon Lacy (electric bass); Terry Baker, Terri Baker (drums); Jason Boyd, Ryan Toby (percussion); Chris Godbey (programming, drum programming); Matt Butler (cello); Paulie Cerra (saxophone); Lee Thornburg, Jamie Hovorka (trumpet); Humberto Ruiz (trombone); Shaun Martin (piano, keyboards, mini-Moog synthesizer, drums, programming, drum programming); Jerome "J-Roc" Harmon (keyboards); Andre Harris, ...

Life Soundtrack buy CD music Tye Tribbett gives gospel a shot in the arm with VICTORY LIVE!, a concert performance that features Tribbett and his choir and band going full-tilt for the Lord. Tribbett's not afraid to tweak the formula of traditional gospel to achieve new forms of uplifting music by incorporating elements of R&B, rock, hip-hop, Celtic, and other styles (note the go-go beat in "Victory"). Yet Tribbett and company never stray far from their roots, as the tent revival feel of "Still Have Joy" proves. Connecting these musical directions takes serious commitment, making VICTORY LIVE! a truly moving document of spiritual expression. Tye Tribbett & G.A.: Candace Felder, Carolyn Benjamin, Dania Daniels, Shaylah Stevens, Shukriyyah "Peahie" Parham, DeMaris Tribbett, Shannon Murray (soprano); Cachet Bailey, Angela White (alto); Arron Camper (tenor); Delandria Mills (guitar); Christopher "Chris" Stevens, Theljon Allen (trumpet); Dana Sorey (organ, keyboards); Parris "Diddy" Bowens (keyboards); Tye Tribbett (bass guitar); Leonard "Pudge" Tribbett Jr. (percussion); Darnell Parham, George "Spanky" McCurdy, Darnell Miller. Personnel: Angela White, Shante Tribbett (vocals, alto); Aaron Camper (vocals, tenor); DeMaris Tribbett (vocals); Kimberly Tribbett, Dionne Bowens, Dean McKinney Moore, Daneen Parham, Cachet Bailey (alto); Lionel Brown, Darnell Parham, Jerome White (tenor); Darnell Miller (guitar); Delandria Mills (flute); Danté "Telly" Felder (alto saxophone); Curtis Jones (trombone); George "Spanky" McCurdy (drums). Audio Mixer: Ryan Moys. Recording information: Axis Recording Studio, Philadelphia, PA (12/03/2005); Deliverance Evangelistic Church, Philadelphia, PA (12/03/2005); Sony Studios, New York, NY (12/03/2005). Photographer: Ron Cadiz.

Life Soundtrack album for sale Detroit vocalist Fred Hammond has danced skillfully on that gloriously blurred line between gospel and sweet soul music for decades, whether solo or with his group Commissioned. Hammond's knack for letting the spirit resound in his vocals has earned him a well-deserved following. The energetic SOMETHIN' 'BOUT LOVE adds to his catalogue of energetic records with a slate of inspired, groove-laden odes to salvation. Hammond is also a skillful songwriter, co-penning most of the album's tunes, including the deft, intricate single "Celebrate (He Lives)." Brian McKnight and Marvin L. Winans join him for a lustrous trio on the undeniably catchy "Lord We Need Your Love." Hammond's closest musical cousin in the secular world is Stevie Wonder, a connection accentuated when he ably covers Wonder's "Love's in Need." Hammond's records craftily interweave R&B and inspirational music, and SOMETHIN' 'BOUT LOVE continues that tradition. Recording information: Battery Studios, New York, NY; Face To Face Studios, Southfield, MI; Gospo Centric Studios, Inglewood, CA; Home Cookin' Studios, Philadelphia, PA; Sound On Sound Recording, New York, NY; The Studio, Philadelphia, PA. Arrangers: Fred Hammond; Ivan "Orthodox" Barias; Juanita Wynn; Steve "Supe" White; Johnnie "Smurf" Smith. Personnel: Fred Hammond (vocals, guitar, bass guitar, drum programming, background vocals); Fred Hammond; Joey Woolfalk, Errol Cooney (guitar); Matt Cappy (trumpet); Daniel Weatherspoon (keyboards, bass synthesizer, drum programming); Luther "Mano" Hanes (keyboards, bass synthesizer); Warryn Campbell (keyboards, bass guitar, drum programming); Steve "Supe" White (keyboards, drum programming); Noel Hall, Johnnie "Smurf" Smith (keyboards); Marvin McQuitty, George "Spanky" McCurdy (drums); Darius Fentress (percussion); Ivan "Orthodox" Barias (drum programming); Toya Smith Adams, James "Jayshawn" Smith, Davey Hammond, Brian Fentress, John Michael Gray, Eugenia "Bootsie" Newman, Frederick Purifoy II, PamKenyon Donald, AAries, JoAnn Rosario, Juanita Wynn, Melonie Daniels, The Singletons, Straight Gate Mass Choir (background vocals); Brian McKnight (vocals); Marvin Winans, Musiq (Soulchild). Audio Mixers: Fred Hammond; Kevin Jackson; Ray Hammond.

Life Soundtrack CD music Contains 2 untitled hidden tracks on track #'s 14 & 15. Personnel: J Moss (vocals); Paul Allen (strings, horns, keyboards, bass guitar, drums); Bill Moss Jr. (organ, keyboards).

Life Soundtrack buy CD music Donald Lawrence opens I SPEAK LIFE, his first record without the Tri-City Singers, with "Healed," a song where he delivers, in the most welcoming and relaxed tone, a universal sermon of finding recovery in a return to salvation. In the middle of the song, Lawrence unguardedly remarks "I like this part." It's that sense of openness that permeates the album, embodying the joy that makes Lawrence's gospel so markedly appealing. This particular sense of joy has attracted, in addition to a legion of fans, many leading lights from both the inspirational and secular musical worlds to collaborate with Lawrence here. Like-minded preacher Hezekiah Walker joins Lawrence on a self-proclaimed "simple song," the funk-infused "You Covered Me." Faith Evans provides most of the vocals on the light R&B ballad "Say a Prayer," and Carl Thomas offers a more rousing presence on the hip-hop-flecked "Angels." Elsewhere, jazz notable Ramsey Lewis and R&B singer Lalah Hathaway present a lush interpretation of the skillful Lawrence composition "Don't Forget to Remember." Through it all, Lawrence pops in with observations and gospel, always earnest, always passionate, always speaking with the voice of a soul constantly seeking, yet ever at rest. Recording information: Battery Studios, New York, NY; C 4 Studios, Charlotte, NC; Dark Horse Studios, Franklin, TN; Eclectic Studio, Nashville, TN; Enterprise Recording Studios, Burbank, CA; HINGE, Chicago, IL; Hollywood Sound, Los Angeles, CA; Platinum Lab Recording, Nashville, TN; The Supe Kitchen, Mount Vernon, NY; The Tracking Room, Nashville, TN. Photographer: Robert Ascroft. Arrangers: Donald Lawrence ; Steve "Supe" White. Personnel: Donald Lawrence (vocals); Jovaun Woods, Annette "Queenie" Lennox, Dakri Brown, Vernard Burton, D.J. Rogers, Donnie McClurkin, Jason Nelson, The Murrills, Floyd Wilkinson, Angela Crawford, Michael M. Smith, Faith Evans, Sherita Freeman, Pastor Hezekiah Walker, Jerard Woods, Lalah Hathaway, Melonie Daniels, Vanessa Bell Armstrong, DeWayne Woods, LeAnne Palmore, Carl Thomas (vocals); Joey Woolfalk (guitar); Jonathan DuBose, Jr., Tommy Sims (acoustic guitar, electric guitar); Chicago Symphony Orchestra, The Nashville String Machine (strings); Jeff Coffin, Mark Douthit (tenor saxophone); Doug Moffet, Jimmy Bowland (baritone saxophone); Mike Haynes , Quentin Ware, Steve Patrick (trumpet); Beth Beeson, Jennifer Kummer (French horn); Roy Agee, Barry Green (trombone); Andy Selby (horns, programming); Daniel Weatherspoon (piano, Fender Rhodes piano, organ, keyboards, programming, drum programming); Justin Savage, Tim Carpenter, Cedric Thompson (piano); Rick Robinson (Fender Rhodes piano); Ramsey Lewis (keyboards); Calvin Rodgers (drums); Javier Solís (percussion); Richard Smallwood (piano). Audio Mixers: Donald Lawrence ; Craig Bauer; Kevin Jackson; Michael Modesto.

Life Soundtrack songs The opening track, "Reign," at first seems a familiar contemporary gospel tune (a la Kirk Franklin), but then the jazzy keyboard lines meld with swirling pop synthesizers for an original touch. On "God Great God," Carr proposes throwing out all denominations (hence "one church") with ardent shouts filled with passion and glory. Rarely afraid to travel unknown roads, Carr asks "Have you ever heard an accordion in church?" on "Psalm 68 (Let Our God Arise)," before throwing in a Spanish guitar for good measure. The resultant track is a magnificent song that switches directions for a truly rapturous feel. Kurt Carr is one of the most exciting voices in modern gospel, and ONE CHURCH captures his flair. Kurt Carr, in his ascendance to a position near the pinnacle of the gospel world, has embraced music and thought from varied aspects of the world, a trait suffused throughout his polychromatic music. His 2005 live record, ONE CHURCH, embodies the open-minded nature that nurtures his music, and the genuine passion that drives him. Personnel: Kurt Carr Singers, Choir Of Life (vocals); Doc Powell (guitar); Section Quartet (strings); Maurice Rogers (piano, organ, keyboards); Luther "Mano" Hanes (keyboards, programming); Maurice Fitzgerald (bass instrument); Terry Baker (drums, programming); Sheryl Harper (drums); Kevin Ricard (percussion).